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Delta Regional Authority Welcomes Nine Healthcare Facilities to Technical Assistance Program February 14, 2024
				Cohort 2023 includes healthcare facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and MissouriView this email in your browserLogo**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
February 14, 2024

**FOR MORE INFORMATION:**
Jessica Shappley
662-683-8670
jshappley@dra.gov**Delta Regional Authority Welcomes Nine Healthcare Facilities to Technical Assistance Program**

*Cohort 2023 includes healthcare facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri***Clarksdale, MS** – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced nine additional healthcare facilities have been chosen to participate and receive technical support through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program, which enhances healthcare delivery by providing technical assistance to critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, rural health clinics, and other healthcare organizations across DRA’s service area.

“Access to affordable, high-quality health and wellbeing services is crucial for improving residents’ quality of life and fostering economic prosperity in rural communities,” said Federal Co-Chairman Dr. Corey Wiggins. “Investing in intensive technical assistance for healthcare providers through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program not only enhances healthcare delivery but also serves as a catalyst for economic development in rural communities across DRA’s region.”

In 2017, DRA partnered with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to establish the DRCHSD Program. The technical assistance provided by subject matter experts at the National Rural Health Resource Center supports capacity building in the areas of financial and operational efficiency, quality improvement, telehealth, community coordination, population health, emergency medical services, and workforce recruitment and retention. From 2017 to 2023, the program supported 54 organizations in 52 DRA communities across DRA’s eight-state region.

The following nine healthcare facilities were selected for the DRCHSD Cohort in 2023.

***Alabama***

**Atmore Community Hospital, Atmore, Alabama,** is an acute care hospital that serves Escambia County.

***Arkansas***

**Baptist Health Medical Center Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Arkansas,** is a prospective payment system hospital that serves Arkansas County.

***Louisiana***

**DeSoto Regional Health System, Mansfield, Louisiana,** is a prospective payment system hospital that serves DeSoto Parish.

***Mississippi***

**Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services, Clarksdale, Mississippi,** is a federally qualified health center that serves Coahoma County.

**Delta Health System Medical Center, Greenville, Mississippi,** is a prospective payment system hospital that serves Washington County.

**Jefferson County Hospital, Fayette, Mississippi,** is a rural emergency hospital that serves Jefferson County.

**Quality Family Medical Clinic, Greenville, Mississippi,** is a rural health clinic that serves Washington County.

**Tallahatchie General Hospital, Charleston, Mississippi,** is a critical access hospital that serves Tallahatchie County.

***Missouri***

**Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, Missouri,** is a prospective payment system hospital that serves Texas County.


###**About the Delta Regional Authority**

The DRA was established in 2000 as a formal framework for joint federal-state collaboration to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions. To fulfill this purpose, DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. DRA’s region encompasses 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.Learn MoreFacebook icon
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